CSC 15 Project 1

Rocket

Problem

For this assignment, you are going to generate output that looks like the following:

/**\ //**\\ ///**\\\ ////**\\\\ /////**\\\\\ +=*=*=*=*=*=*+ |../\..../\..| |./\/\../\/\.| |/\/\/\/\/\/\| |\/\/\/\/\/\/| |.\/\/..\/\/.| |..\/....\/..| +=*=*=*=*=*=*+ |\/\/\/\/\/\/| |.\/\/..\/\/.| |..\/....\/..| |../\..../\..| |./\/\../\/\.| |/\/\/\/\/\/\| +=*=*=*=*=*=*+ /**\ //**\\ ///**\\\ ////**\\\\ /////**\\\\\

You are to exactly reproduce this output. The various subfigures in the middle of this output have a height of 3. These subfigures have the property that their height determines their width, so there is only one size variable. You are to use a class constant to make it possible to change a single number in one place in the program to have it produce a corresponding figure of a different size.

This assignment is meant to give you practice with the constructs from chapters 1 and 2. This will require you to create nested for loops with print and println statements that use the class constant. You may use constructs from chapter 3, although you are not required to do so and you will receive no extra credit for doing so. You may not use any programming constructs that are not in chapters 1 through 3 of the textbook.

You should continue to use static methods to structure your solution. You should try to avoid significant redundancy and you should structure your program in such a way that the methods match the structure of the output itself. You are required to properly indent your code and will lose points if you make indentation mistakes. You should localize variables whenever possible.

You should once again include a comment at the beginning of your class files with basic information and a description of what the program does. You should also include a comment on each individual method describing what it does. You will have two classes, one that has a main method and another class that has a drawRocket method along with all of your supporting static methods. The class constant for the size of the rocket should go in your helper class. Name these classes DrawRocket.java and RocketHelper.java.

On any given execution your program will produce just one version of this figure, but it should be possible to change the value of the program constant to have your program produce a figure of a different size. For example, with subfigures of height 5, the output should look like this:

/**\ //**\\ ///**\\\ ////**\\\\ /////**\\\\\ //////**\\\\\\ ///////**\\\\\\\ ////////**\\\\\\\\ /////////**\\\\\\\\\ +=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*+ |..../\......../\....| |.../\/\....../\/\...| |../\/\/\..../\/\/\..| |./\/\/\/\../\/\/\/\.| |/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\| |\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/| |.\/\/\/\/..\/\/\/\/.| |..\/\/\/....\/\/\/..| |...\/\/......\/\/...| |....\/........\/....| +=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*+ |\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/| |.\/\/\/\/..\/\/\/\/.| |..\/\/\/....\/\/\/..| |...\/\/......\/\/...| |....\/........\/....| |..../\......../\....| |.../\/\....../\/\...| |../\/\/\..../\/\/\..| |./\/\/\/\../\/\/\/\.| |/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\| +=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*+ /**\ //**\\ ///**\\\ ////**\\\\ /////**\\\\\ //////**\\\\\\ ///////**\\\\\\\ ////////**\\\\\\\\ /////////**\\\\\\\\\

Requirements

You must have a helper class RocketHelper with a drawRocket method, a class constant for the size of the rocket and all supporting methods required to draw the rocket itself. The drawRocket method should only have method calls, no loops or print statements and you must eliminate redundant code wherever possible. Your other class, DrawRocket, will have a main method that calls the drawRocket method in your helper class but that is all. Review the grading rubric on Canvas for additional information on how your submission will be scored.

Submission

You must work INDEPENDANTLY on this project. Any two students that submit the same code or very similar code will receive a 0. To receive full credit you must have your code thoroughly documented with method-level and algorithm-level comments as well as have a header block on each class file. You must meet all the other requirements given in the requirements section and match the sample output.